Car-fender.



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GAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED we. 15, 1908.

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P. SUSSBLBS.

GAR FENDER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15, 1903.

Patented June 1,1909.

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I'NVENTO/i jusse/es. By 54m ATTORNEYS,

, To all whomtt may concern:

nNITED STATES PHILLIF SUSSELES, OF STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK.

CAR-FENDER.

Patented June 1, 1909.

7 Application filed August 15, 1908. Serial N0. 448,646.

I Be it known that I, PHILLIP SUssELEs, a cit zen of the United States, and residing at Staten Island, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Car- Fenders, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use Thelinvention is fully disclosed in the fol- I T lowing specification ofwhich the accompanying drawings formapart, in which the I separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of ,the'views, and in which Figure 1 isa side view of the end part of a platformof a tramway car and showing my improved fender connected therewith, part of the construction being inseotion, Fig. 2 a

section on the line 2,,2of Fig. 8, Fig. 8 a

' vplan view of the device as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, Fig. 4 a partial section on the line 44 of Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 a side view of a dei 4 iication, I have shown at a one end platform tail of thejconstruction which I employ.

In the drawings forming part of this speciof a tramwaycar provided with the usual dash-board a andbeneath the platform a is placed a transverse keeper a having an outwardly directed segmental extension a and in'the practice of my invention I provide amain yoke-shaped cross head I having for- I 1 wardly directed side arms 19 and a central backwardly directed shank b which is pivoted at t in the keeper a centrally thereof, and said cross head bis free to swing in a horizontal plane "through an arc of approxi- 'mately ninety degrees. I

A shaft 0 is mounted in and passes through the endsof the side arms I)? of thecross head I), and mounted'thereon isa main frame at composed, in the form of construction shown, of side members (P, a front transverse rod (F, a bottom transverse bar (1 and rear transverse rods (1 and d.

Mounted forwardly of the transverse bar d and between the same and the rod d is a shaft c on which are mounted flanged wheels 6 adapted to travel on the rails of a track indicated at x in Fig. 8, and on the rails of a switch indicated at 9:

Pivot-ally mounted on the transverse front rod d is a supplemental frame f composed, in the form of construction shown, of side members f connected by a transverse bar f and the supplemental frame f is adapted to swing in a vertical plane as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Loosely mounted on the rod (1 on which the front supplemental frame f is pivoted and centrally thereof, is a backwardly directed arm f and pivoted rearwardly of the rod (2 and to the inner sides of the side members (2 of the main frame (1 as shown at f is a rearwardly directed yokeshaped frame 9 composed of backwardly directed side arms, the rear ends of which are connected by a cross rod 9 and the rear end yoke-shaped frame 9 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Stop plates 9 are secured to the inner sides of the side members f of the supplemental frame f, and are provided with shoulders g and g and the ends of the side members of the yoke-shaped frame 9 are provided with forwardly directed dogs 9! which are ada ted to operate in connection with the shou ders g and g of the stop plates 9 and when these parts are in the position shown in Fig. 4, the front supplemental frame f is held in its normal position, and when the dogs g operate in connection with the shoulders g the supplemental frame f is held in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 as hereinafter described.

A spiral spring g is wound on the transverse rod (1 and the end portions thereof are oppositely wound on the end portions of said rod as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and the end wardly directed fingers g which pass beneath "the transverse cross rod 9 of the yoke-shaped frame 9 and serve to normally hold said frame in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 4 so as to hold the supplemental frame f in its normal or operative position. The shaft 0 is also provided with a spring h which is secured thereto and wound thereon in opposite directions and the end portions of which are provided with forwardly directed spring fingers 7L2 which are connected with the rear transverse rod (i of the main frame, and the object of which is to depress the main frame and hold it in proper operative position with the wheels 6 on the rails of the track, and the shaft 0 is provided at one end with a ratchet 7L3 and the end 7% of said shaft is formed so that a crank can be applied thereto and the spring ft on said shaft may be wound up by turning said shaft in the forward direction, and the backward movement of said shaft is prevented by a pawl 7L pivoted to the cross head 6 rearwardly of said shaft and operating in connection with the ratchet h The front end portion of the front supplemental frame f is connected with the rear end portion of the main frame d by spiral side springs h which normally serve to pull the supplemental frame into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 when the dogs 9 of the yoke-shaped frame 9 are thrown out of engagement with the shoulders g of the stop plates 9 at which time the supplemental frame f is thrown upwardly and the dogs 9 operate on the shoulders g and stop the backward movement of the supplemental frame f.

The side portions of the front supplemental frame f are connected by transversely arranged spirally wound elastic guards i, and the side portions of the main frame are connected by transversely arranged spirally wound elastic guards i which extend the full length of the main frame (1 and the front supplemental frame f. I also employ a rear supplemental frame j composed, in the form of construction shown, of side members 3' a transverse bar and transversely arranged spirally wound elastic guard members 7' and the side members of which are provided at their lower ends with forwardly directed ears 7' as shown in Fig. 5, and said ears are mounted on the shaft 0 at the sides of the rear end portions of the side members (i of the main frame and form in connection therewith a hinge as shown at g in Fig. 3, and the rear supplemental frame is stationary and is normally held in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the forward movement thereof being prevented by the lower ends of the side mem bers 3' thereof, which press against the cross head I), while the main frame d is free to swing vertically as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 on the hinges at g", and in practice I connect with the dashboard a hooks k which are adapted to be engaged with the supplemental frame f as shown in Fig. 1 and hold the main and supplemental frames in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 whenever necessary or desirable.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the following statement thereof. Suppose the parts to be in the position shown in Fig. 2 and the car is in motion. If now a person be struck by the supplemental frame f of the fender, such person will be thrown back onto the main frame and onto the transverse elastic guards 2' and the front transversely arranged elastic guards i will be depressed onto the arm f and the rear end portion of the yoke-shaped frame 9 will be depressed against the operation of the spring fingers g and the dogs g will be raised out of engagement with the shoulders g, on the stop plate 9 and the supplemental frame f will be thrown into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and such person will be held on the main frame of the fender, or will not be allowed to slide forwardly therefrom onto the track, and in this operation the side springs h also serve as guards to hold such person on the main frame of the fender or guard, while the rear supplemental frame 9 prevents such person from being thrown backwardly against the end of the platform or the dash-board, and in this operation the transverse elastic guards 2', 1F and y prevent the person from being injured. The front transverse elastic guard i of the supple mental frame f also revents a person from being injured when irst struck by the car, or the fender or guard when the car is in motion, and it will be understood that the supplemental frame f may be again pulled down into its operative position as shown in full lines in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, in which opera tion the dogs of the frame g engage the shoulders g of the stop plates 9 and hold said supplemental frame in said position against the tension of the side springs h".

It will also be understood that my im proved fender or guard is adapted to swing in a horizontal plane as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 whenever the car is making a turn or taking a switch, this result being ac complished by reason of the pivotal support at Z7 and the fact that the wheels 6 always travel on the rails of the track. This is one of the main features of my invention, and by reason thereof the fender or guard will take the curve or the switch before the car and will occupy much less space in turning and will not interfere with another car or the fender or guard thereof when coming in an opposite direction on a corresponding track, and the fender or guard will also not be so '35 I pivoted beneath the platform and extending apt to strike a personor object at one side of the switch ,or one sideof the turn or curve in the. track.

. It will be understood that the frontend of the latformis curvedor rounded as indioatec atxm in Fig. 3 so as to permit of the fender or guard being held closely to the ear 7 and to turn around the end thereof or around the end of the platform as herein described and as shown in Fig.3.

I also secure to the bottom of the cross head I) a suitable keeper n in which is mounted a horizontal and forwardly and back I wardly movable coupler barre/ the front end of which is provided with ahead of having an aperture n the object of this construction being to provide means whereby one car may be hitched onto another so as to pull the latteiywhen the fender or guardis raised into 20 the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the coupler bar n is provided with a spring which normallyholds it in a re tracted position and out o'fthe way of the main frame of the fender or guard when the latter "in operative [position as shown in Fig.1. p The rear supplemental frame 3 is not an absolutely essential feature of my improved fender or guard, but'I prefer to employ the same for the purpose herein set out.

Having fully desoribedmy invention, what i p I claimasnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent,iis;- '1. In afender or guard for tramway cars, a cross head member mounted beneath and forwardly thereof and adapted to automatically. swing in a horizontal plane, and a fender frame pivoted to said cross head member andadaptedto swing in a vertical plane" and normallyfextending downwardly and forwardly andprovided at its front end I with wheels adapted to travel on the rails of tending downwardly and forwardly and provided at its front end with wheels adapted to travel on the rails of the track, said main frame being rovided at its front end witha supplementa frame normally held in a dee0 a cross head member mounted beneath and pressed position andadapted to be thrown upwardly and held in a raised position when a person or object is struck thereby.

3. In a fender or guard for tramway cars,

pivoted beneath theplatform and extending tending downwardly and forwardly and provided at its front end with wheels adapted to travel on the rails of the track, said main frame being provided at its front end with a supplemental frame normally heldin a depressed position and adapted to be thrown upwardly and held in a raised position when a person or object is struck thereby, both of said parts being provided with transverse elastic guards.

4. In a fender or guard for tramway cars, a cross head member mounted beneath and pivoted beneath the platform and extending forwardly thereof and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, and a main frame pivoted to said cross head member and normally extending downwardly and forwardly and provided at its front end with wheels adapted to travel on the rails of the track, said main frame being provided at its front end with a supplemental frame normally held in a depressed position and adapted to be thrown upwardly and held in a raised position when a person or object is struck thereby, both of said parts being provided with transverse elastic guards, and the front end of the front supplemental frame being connected with the rear end of the main frame by elastic side guards.

5. In a fender or guard for tramway cars, a cross head member mounted beneath and pivoted beneath the platform and extending forwardly thereof and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, and a main frame pivoted to said cross head member and normally extending downwardly and forwardly and pro vided at its front end with wheels adapted to travel on the rails of the track, said main frame being provided at its front end with a supplemental frame normally held in a depressed position and adapted to be thrown upwardly and held in a raised position when a person or object is struck thereby, and a rear supplemental frame connected with the rear end portion of the main frame and normally supported in front of the dash-board of the car.

6. A fender or guard for tramway cars, comprising a cross head member pivotally supported beneath the platform of a car and extending forwardly thereof and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, and a fender or guard frame hinged to said cross head member and normally extending forwardly and downwardly and provided at its front end with wheels adapted to travel on the rails of the track, and to automatically swing the fender or guard frame and the cross head laterally in turning curves.

7. A fender or guard for tramway cars 1 thereby and thrown backwardly onto the supported in front of a platform thereof and fender or guard. adapted to fold vertically and to be held in In testimony that I claim the foregoing as an upright position and normally extending my invention 1 have signed my name in 15 5 downwardly and forwardly, said fender or presence of the subscribing witnesses this guard 1being pfovidegl at Cits frccint gm}? 13th day of August, 1908. asupp ementa mem era apte to e o e Y upwardly, means for holding said supple PHILLIP SDSSELES' mental member normally in a depressed po I Witnesses: 1 sition, and means for raising said supple- A. R. APPLEMAN, mental member when a person is struck M. E. DOODY. 

